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Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) vowed Monday to eliminate net neutrality rules recently enacted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), referring to the regulations as a "government takeover of the Internet."

"Right now, freedom and free expression are under attack by a power structure in Washington populated with regulators...

For the first time since the summer of 2008, gasoline prices in Chicago have climbed over the $4 mark.

The BP station at Lawrence Avenue and Marine Drive in Uptown is charging $4.09 for a gallon of regular this morning. $4.29 for premium.

"It's crazy but it's close and I needed to get gas before I went to work so I didn't have a choice,"...

In Afghanistan, the War on Jirds Is Actually Going Pretty Well
Hazardous Duty: Trapper George Graves Kills Varmints Imperiling Jet Engines

Mohammed Arif, Mr. Graves's assistant, practices his slingshot technique. He can kill birds at 20 yards with the slingshot.

Now he finds himself waging war on birds that could shut down a jet engine in...

BEND, Ore. -- On Monday, 37-year-old Thomas Bray posted $40,000 bail and was released from the Deschutes County Jail after being charged with raping a 23-year-old Bend woman.
New court documents reveal details of the night in question.
According to the woman, she met Bray through an online dating site, match.com, and later agreed to meet him...

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